Boots n Bluebonnets “Saddle Up for Safer Families” trail ride Saturday

The third annual Boots n Bluebonnets “Saddle Up for Safer Families” trail ride, initially planned for March 21, is scheduled for Saturday, April 18, after being postponed. 

Folks can “saddle up” for a scenic trail ride at LCRA’s Shaffer Bend Recreational Area, enjoying the stunning bluebonnets scattered across the Texas Hill Country near Marble Falls.

The fundraiser benefits the Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center.

Two trail rides will take place.

The first ride will begin at 9 a.m., with an hour break for lunch. People can mount up again for a two-hour afternoon ride after lunch. 

Box lunches and beverages will be provided for all riders and volunteers. 

The cost is $50 per person, paid in advance. Provide proof of a negative Coggin’s test at registration from 8-8:30 a.m.

Trails are easy, and shoes or boots are not required. Bring your own horse. Organizers caution there will not be a wagon or hay rides. 

The innovative benefit was conceived and chaired by Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center’s board of director’s vice president, Glenna Bell Orman. She is assisted by former Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center board member and co-chairwoman, Pat Moore. 

Pre-registration is recommended. For more information, directions and registration, contact Glenna Bell Orman at 512-756-6789 or the Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center at 830-693-3656.

The Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center, which is celebrating its 34th anniversary, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Marble Falls. 

The Center serves a four-county region: Blanco, Burnet, Lampasas and Llano. 

Maintaining safe shelter and services to victims of family violence and sexual assault, the crisis center also provides crisis intervention services, emergency financial aid, food, clothing, transportation services, legal advocacy, job training, counseling for adults and children, homelessness prevention assistance, referral service to other helping services, and school and community education programs.

Services are funded by private monetary donations, federal and state grants, proceeds of the Good Neighbor Thrift Store and fundraisers such as the trail ride.

For more information about Shaffer Bend, visit www.lcra.org/parks/recreation-areas/pages/shaffer-bend.aspx..